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Uptime.com vs Openstatus

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Uptime.com

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Website monitoring and uptime checker with 80+ global monitoring points

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On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
Openstatus logo

Openstatus

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Status pages with uptime monitoring and compliance-ready incident tracking

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Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Openstatus has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Uptime.com pricing structure not fully detailed publicly; Openstatus free tier severely limited to 1 monitor and 1 status page
  • They diverge on capability: Uptime.com covers Website monitoring, Openstatus covers Branded status pages.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Uptime.com and Openstatus actually diverge.

Attributes where Uptime.com and Openstatus differ
AttributeUptime.comOpenstatus
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modelsubscriptionUnknown
Free tierNoYes
FoundedUnknown2023

Identical on both: platforms (Web, API), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Logging).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Uptime.com

  • Website monitoring
  • API monitoring
  • Synthetic monitoring
  • Page speed testing
  • Real User Monitoring
  • Status pages
  • Private locations
  • Global network

Only in Openstatus

  • Branded status pages
  • Global monitoring
  • Incident notifications
  • Audit-ready trails
  • API and CLI access
  • Terraform provider
  • Self-hosting

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Uptime.com

  • Monitor website availability across multiple global locationsnot Openstatus
  • Test API endpoints and validate response timesnot Openstatus
  • Verify DNS resolution and certificate validitynot Openstatus
  • Track page load performance over timenot Openstatus
  • Send alerts to teams when issues occurnot Openstatus

Openstatus

  • Publishing incident status pages to customersnot Uptime.com
  • Demonstrating compliance readiness to auditorsnot Uptime.com
  • Alerting internal teams when services are downnot Uptime.com
  • Tracking uptime metrics across global regionsnot Uptime.com

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Uptime.com

  • Pricing structure not fully detailed publicly
  • Limited information on check frequency in basic plans
  • Real User Monitoring and status pages require add-ons
  • Lower-tier plans may have feature limitations

Openstatus

  • Free tier severely limited to 1 monitor and 1 status page
  • Per-status-page pricing adds cost for multi-product organizations
  • No built-in workflow orchestration or incident response automation
  • Limited historical analytics beyond incident documentation
  • No AI-powered incident diagnosis or root cause analysis

Pricing, plan by plan

Uptime.com

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Uptime.com review.

Openstatus

Free
  • FreeFree
    • 1 monitor with 10-minute intervals
    • 1 status page with 3 components
    • No credit card required
  • Starter$30/month
    • 20 monitors with 1-minute intervals
    • 1 status page with 20 components
    • 3-month data retention
  • Pro$100/month
    • 50 monitors with 30-second intervals
    • 5 status pages with 50 components each
    • 12-month data retention
  • Scale$500/month
    • 50 monitors with 30-second intervals
    • 10 status pages with 500 components each
    • 24-month data retention

Which should you pick?

Choose Uptime.com if

  • You need website monitoring.
  • You work on Web, API.
  • You also want api monitoring.
Uptime.com review

Choose Openstatus if

  • You need branded status pages.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, API.
  • You also want global monitoring.
Openstatus review

Questions people ask

Is Uptime.com or Openstatus better?
Neither clearly leads. Uptime.com starts at On request and Openstatus at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Uptime.com or Openstatus?
Openstatus has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Uptime.com and Free for Openstatus.
Does Uptime.com or Openstatus run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, API, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use Openstatus for free?
Yes. Openstatus has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Uptime.com starts at On request.
What is Uptime.com best used for?
Uptime.com is most often used for monitor website availability across multiple global locations, test api endpoints and validate response times, verify dns resolution and certificate validity, track page load performance over time. Of those, monitor website availability across multiple global locations and test api endpoints and validate response times are not what Openstatus is typically brought in for.
What can Uptime.com do that Openstatus cannot?
Uptime.com covers Website monitoring, API monitoring, Synthetic monitoring, Page speed testing. Openstatus covers Branded status pages, Global monitoring, Incident notifications, Audit-ready trails.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Uptime.com: Does Uptime.com offer a money-back guarantee?

Yes, Uptime.com provides a 30-day money-back guarantee for new users, allowing risk-free trial of their service.

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Openstatus: Can I use OpenStatus for free?

Yes, the free tier includes 1 monitor with 10-minute check intervals and 1 status page with 3 components, no credit card required.

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Uptime.com: What alerting methods does Uptime.com support?

All plans include email and SMS alerting with 20+ integrations available including Slack, Teams, PagerDuty, and webhooks for custom integrations.

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Openstatus: What is included in annual billing for Starter plan?

Annual billing costs $300/year (vs $360/month), saving 2 months. Includes 20 monitors, 1-minute intervals, and all alert types.

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Uptime.com: How many monitoring locations does Uptime.com have?

Uptime.com operates 80+ monitoring locations worldwide, enabling checks from multiple geographic regions to detect regional connectivity issues.

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Openstatus: Can I add extra status pages beyond my plan limit?

Yes, additional status pages cost $20/month and are billed separately on top of your plan.

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